LATEST COVID-19 and Private Practice future News – featuring FIPO  INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONER TODAY “Plenty of pizzas, but a paucity of private care,” Mr Richard Packard, FIPO Chair The waiting lists for patients are growing each day and delays in diagnoses are increasing – access to private c...

An announcement from PHIN – FIPO is here to update consultants on news in the sector, particularly during times like these where individual consultants need support from their member organisations. The CMA have agreed to allow PHIN to postpone the publication of website measures for the next quar...

Advice from accountants Sandison Lang – Questions to consider during this Corona virus pandemic Q: I am VAT registered. What is happening about VAT liabilities? A: You will still need to submit your VAT returns in the usual way and by the normal deadlines. However, the payments due between 20 ...

Be COVID-19 aware – need to know A recent paper in the Journal of Hospital Infection entitled “Persistence of Coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents,” [104(2020)246-251] provides some information of practical use. The authors conclude that Human coronavir...

COVID-19 Update  – statement from the FIPO Chairman, Mr. Richard Packard On behalf of the Federation of Independent Practitioner Organisations Executive, I would like to extend our thoughts to everyone in this time of uncertainty and trauma, particularly our gratitude to those working tirelessly...

FIPO Newsletter 2019 Read below for some of the latest activities FIPO has been involved with in 2019 in our end of year newsletter. >FIPO Newsletter 2019< Please also be advised of our new office address and telephone number: Bentinck House 3-8 Bolsover Street London, W1W 6AB tel. 0207 339 3292 ...

FIPO supports clarity on consultant fees The publication of fee data for private healthcare is a significant step in achieving better information for self-pay patients. The Private Healthcare Information Network [PHIN] (click here) was appointed by the Competition and Markets Authority [CMA] (cli...